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Shelter
Building Site
Vocabulary
Difficulties
Survival
100
These were the materials used to cover the top of her shelter to keep out the rain and sun
What is broad leaf female kelp
100
This is what made her decide which site she would build on
What is the noisy sea elephants
100
a tendon
What is sinew
100

What happened to Karana' brother?

What is the wild dogs killed her brother

100
She did this first in the story
What is look for a building site
200
This is what Karana's shelter was built against.
What is a rock
200
Where did Karana decide to build her shelter?
What is on the headland.
200
a long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water
What is a ravine
200
This is why she had to carve shelves into the rock of her shelter
What is mice eating her food
200
How does the setting help in Karana's suvival?
What is it has water, food, and plants
300
This is what she used to keep the wild dogs out of her shelter
What is whale rib bones
300
The water source at the headland came from this
What is a ravine
300
den or resting place of a wild animal
What is a lair
300

These are why she had to build a fence around her shelter

What is wild dogs

300
This is why the wild dogs important to the story
What is they are the reason she is alone on the island
400

Why did Karana not use sinew to tie the fence together?

What is the wild dogs would have gnawed it

400
How would you compare the two building sites that Karana considered?
What is both had sources of fresh water
400
any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds
What is kelp
400

Why did Karana plan to kill the wild dogs?

What is they killed her brother and she knew they would attack her

400

What did Karana use to make the cooking utensils (tools)?

What are rocks?

500

This building material was very difficult to find

What are straight trees, or wood

500
Why did Karana not consider building her shelter near the destroyed village of Ghalas-at?
What is it would remind her of her people who were gone.
500
narrow ridge of high land jutting out into water; promontory
What is a headland
500

How did Karana feel at the end of the story?

What is she felt happy because she had built her shelter and had enough food?

500

What are themes of the story? 

What are Survival, Hardwork, Perserverance